Don't buy the "close election" spin

i think it is very funny how the libs are now all about the electoral college. never mind the popular vote totals.

LOL

what a change from 2000 and 2004.
 
a breakdown of the electoral college vote......
if 1.3 million people had voted differently in seven states the electoral vote would have been 211 for Obama and 327 for Romney....
if 962k people had voted differently in six states the electoral vote would have been 227 for Obama and 311 for Romney....
if 677k people had voted differently in five states the electoral vote would have been 237 for Obama and 301 for Romney....
if 389k people had voted differently in four states the electoral vote would have been 257 for Obama and 281 for Romney....
if 280k people had voted differently in three states the electoral vote would have been 266 for Obama and 272 for Romney....

I think instead of claiming landslide and mandate, you folks had ought to be thankful you got those 280k votes......
 
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PostmodernProphet said:
a breakdown of the electoral college vote......
if 1.3 million people had voted differently in seven states the electoral vote would have been 211 for Obama and 327 for Romney....
if 962k people had voted differently in six states the electoral vote would have been 227 for Obama and 311 for Romney....
if 677k people had voted differently in five states the electoral vote would have been 237 for Obama and 301 for Romney....
if 389k people had voted differently in four states the electoral vote would have been 257 for Obama and 281 for Romney....
if 280k people had voted differently in three states the electoral vote would have been 266 for Obama and 272 for Romney....

I think instead of claiming landslide and mandate, you folks had ought to be thankful you got those 280k votes......
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Oh, gosh. I'm sooooo thankful.

If wishes were fishes, as they say. Like I said in the OP, Obama shouldn't have had a chance in this election. But he still pulled out a relatively huge electoral win, because of demographics changes & the GOP stubbornly sticking to an outdated platform.

States like VA & FL going to Obama aren't flukes anymore. This is a changing electorate, and represents a long-term shift.
 
TheRocketSurgeon said:
Okay. The Occupiers were only slightly more coherent than the tea party. Much of their anger was over corporate welfare that Democrats support and the failure to deliver on civil liberties.

I told you arrogant Dems in 2008, you were going to blow it. You will again. Your own coalition cannot hold it together as Mayors like Emanuel run low on money to pay off the unions. The economy will likely recover and they might be able to repair that some. But teachers are going to be replaced by technology soon, and a big part of your support will disappear. Plus the unionist are largely socially conservative and once they are satisified financially they will turn back to voting on those issues. You better hope the Republicans stay stupid on social issues or your support amongst minorities and younger voters will slip away too.

The voters that matter are finicky and opportunistic. You are not going to get a permanent majority.
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You're wrong on all counts this time. Occupy was and is effective. Why would union workers return to the party that has done everything possible to make it impossible to belong or benefit from a union. You don't make sense. You lost this election big time and you'll lose again next time.
 
Haiku said:
You're wrong on all counts this time. Occupy was and is effective. Why would union workers return to the party that has done everything possible to make it impossible to belong or benefit from a union. You don't make sense. You lost this election big time and you'll lose again next time.
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how do you figure? the results were better than in 2008 for the gop because they won the house, unlike 2008. obama won by 10 million votes in 08' and only about 2.5 million this time.

i fail to see how that is losing "big" for the gop.
 
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